Bush Goes to Vietnam The president said there was much to be learned from the Vietnam War -- the longest conflict in U.S. history -- as his administration contemplates new strategies for the war in Iraq, now in its fourth year. "My first reaction is history has a long march to it" Bush said. Bush, Vietnam, Iraq, Vietnam, Bush, Quagmire, Bush more inside

World Monuments Fund is accepting nominations for its List of 100 Most Endangered Sites. Know of an endangered cultural heritage site anywhere in the world? Nominate it! (.doc)

Late Night Leonids May Disappoint This years Leonid meteor shower may not be all that great, science tells us. And it peaks at 5am. more inside

Ferenc Puskas, The Galloping Major, has died at 79. He was one of the greatest footballers (youtube) of all time. Here's another obituary, with an audio link to Tom Finney paying tribute.

The reactable is a state-of-the-art multi-user electro-acoustic music instrument with a tabletop tangible user interface. Read: the coolest thing ever and I want one. (youtube vid)

Cats that bark; Dogs that meow? Brazilian student Cassia Aparecida de Souza, 18, claims her cat's offspring has been born with dog traits last Friday, three months after mating with a neighbour's dog in the Brazilian city of Passo Fundo. [...] And on a trans-species procreation note: Mythology expert, Candidate of historical sciences Alexander Guryev says that animal men were the result of buggery, sex contacts between men and animals, which were quite typical of the ancient epochs. The expert adds that many people believed that they descended from animals: Tibetans believed they descended from monkeys, Hindu believed that horses were their ancestors and people in Thailand thought they descended from the dog.

Why Thinking Matters Does thinking still make a difference to Americans? Don’t say "Yes" automatically. There are some very powerful indications that thinking has not only been devalued but is actually seen as a kind of nuisance.... From Robert Grudin's new book "American Vulgar."